Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... to Henry Lee , 31 October 1786 . ( d ) The French chargé d'affaires at New York to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs , September- October 1786 217 219 V PAGE Northwest Ordinance , 13 July 1787 . Selections from viii CONTENTS.
... to Henry Lee , 31 October 1786 . ( d ) The French chargé d'affaires at New York to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs , September- October 1786 217 219 V PAGE Northwest Ordinance , 13 July 1787 . Selections from viii CONTENTS.
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... foreign policy which had brought glorious results . No separatist movement existed . In England , however , there was serious dissatisfaction with this rough compromise . It was commonly believed that the colonies had not done their ...
... foreign policy which had brought glorious results . No separatist movement existed . In England , however , there was serious dissatisfaction with this rough compromise . It was commonly believed that the colonies had not done their ...
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... foreign West Indies , had never been enforced ; and one of the principal objections to the Revenue Act was its imposition of a lower but still onerous duty on such molasses.1 ' The Act of Navigation is a good Act , so are all that ...
... foreign West Indies , had never been enforced ; and one of the principal objections to the Revenue Act was its imposition of a lower but still onerous duty on such molasses.1 ' The Act of Navigation is a good Act , so are all that ...
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... foreign goods re - exported to the colonies , and levied export duties on English textiles.2 On the other hand , Parliament aided the readjustment of American commerce by removing the English import duties on colonial corn and whale ...
... foreign goods re - exported to the colonies , and levied export duties on English textiles.2 On the other hand , Parliament aided the readjustment of American commerce by removing the English import duties on colonial corn and whale ...
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... preserve which , either from foreign or domestic foes , has cost oceans of blood and treasure in every age ; and the blood and the treasure have upon the whole been well spent . [ p . 62 ] Sometimes we have been considered JAMES OTIS 7.
... preserve which , either from foreign or domestic foes , has cost oceans of blood and treasure in every age ; and the blood and the treasure have upon the whole been well spent . [ p . 62 ] Sometimes we have been considered JAMES OTIS 7.
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